Skip to main content

Council actions

Philadelphia City Council actions

These are actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote. They include unanimous decisions, procedural steps such as hearings, notices and amendments, and other entries such as referrals and signatures.

Action types

Council actions

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Meeting dates

Page 1158 of 1899

Showing 20827-20844 of 34176 actions

Meeting date

December 6, 2007

Council Action2007-12-06
Resolution 070615

This lapsed resolution would have appointed John J.

Appointing John J. Connors to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED AND ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-12-06
Resolution 070614

This lapsed resolution would have appointed Judith Eden to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

Appointing Judith Eden to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED AND ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-12-06
Resolution 070613

This lapsed resolution would have appointed Natalye Paquin to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

Appointing Natalye Paquin to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED AND ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-12-06
Resolution 070612

This lapsed resolution would have appointed Ron Bowlan to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

Appointing Ron Bowlan to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED AND ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-12-06
Resolution 070611

This lapsed resolution would have appointed Larry Steinberg to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

Appointing Larry Steinberg to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED AND ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-12-06
Resolution 070610

This lapsed resolution would have appointed Barbara Potts, Esquire, to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

Appointing Barbara Potts, Esquire to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED AND ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-12-06
Resolution 070609

This lapsed resolution would have appointed Alan Kalish to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

Appointing Alan Kalish to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED AND ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-12-06
Resolution 070608

This lapsed resolution would have appointed Robert Lane to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

Appointing Robert Lane to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED AND ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-12-06
Resolution 070607

This lapsed resolution would have appointed Joseph Zuritzky to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

Appointing Joseph Zuritzky to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED AND ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-12-06
Resolution 070606

This lapsed resolution would have appointed Allan Domb to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

Appointing Allan Domb to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED AND ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-12-06
Resolution 070605

This lapsed resolution would have appointed Edward Goldberg to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

Appointing Edward Goldberg to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.

FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED AND ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-12-06
Bill 070203-A

The enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s real estate tax rules to create a homestead exemption that would reduce the taxable assessed value of eligible owner-occupied homes, including certain condominium and cooperative units and qualifying portions of homes.

Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," to provide for a homestead exemption with respect to City real property tax, under certain terms and conditions.

READ

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-12-06
Bill 070955-AA

The enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain properties in an area bounded by Burholme Avenue, Napfle Avenue, Burholme Avenue, Hartel Avenue, Hasbrook Avenue, Central Avenue, Cottman Avenue, Fillmore Avenue, and Shelmire Avenue (Extended).

To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Burholme Avenue, Napfle Avenue, Burholme Avenue, Hartel Avenue, Hasbrook Avenue, Central Avenue, Cottman Avenue, Fillmore Avenue and Shelmire Avenue (Extended).

READ

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Meeting date

December 5, 2007

Council Action2007-12-05
Bill 070875

This lapsed bill would have required retail establishments that sell tobacco products or malt or brewed beverages to program electronic scanners to reject a sale unless a birth date was entered after a visual inspection of the buyer’s photo ID.

Amending Section 9-1802 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use of Electronic Scanners," by requiring, as a condition of licensure, that retail establishments program their electronic scanners to reject any sale of tobacco products or malt or brewed beverages unless a birth date is entered into the register based on a visual inspection of a photo identification, all under certain terms and conditions.

RECESSED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-12-05
Resolution 070807

This adopted resolution authorized City Council’s Education and Environment committees to hold joint public hearings about the School District of Philadelphia’s use of green technologies in building and renovating schools.

Authorizing City Council's Committee on Education and Committee on the Environment to hold joint public hearings to investigate the steps the School District of Philadelphia is currently taking regarding the use of green technologies in the construction and renovation of school buildings and to explore the feasibility of using such technologies in all future school construction and renovations.

RECESSED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-12-05
Resolution 070599

This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on the Environment to hold hearings on a citywide energy conservation education campaign.

Calling on the Committee on the Environment to hold hearings on adopting a City-wide Energy Conservation Education campaign to help Philadelphians save energy and money in their homes, businesses, places of worship, schools and other buildings.

RECESSED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-12-05
Bill 070400

This lapsed bill would have protected people who bought used cars from dealers by allowing them to return a vehicle within 72 hours if it failed required inspections or had an undisclosed major structural defect found by a licensed mechanic.

Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a new Section 9-630, entitled "Sale of Used Cars," providing for protections against sale of cars in need of substantial repairs, commonly known as a "lemon law"; all under certain terms and conditions.

RECESSED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Meeting date

December 4, 2007